1、Week 4TuesdayTask 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(2015湖南，C)Have your parents ever inspected your room to see if you cleaned it properly? Imagine having your entire house，garage，and yard inspected at any timewith no warning.Inspections were a regular part of lighthouse (灯塔) living，and a keepers
2、 reputation depended on the results.A few times each year，an inspector arrived to look over the entire light station.The inspections were supposed to be a surprise，but keepers sometimes had advance notice.Once lighthouses had telephones，keepers would call each other to warn that the inspector was ap
3、proaching.After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector was aboard, the keepers family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first.As soon as someone spotted the boat，everyone would do last-minute tidying and change into fancy clothes.The keeper then scurried to put on his dr
4、ess uniform and cap.Children of keepers remember inspectors wearing white gloves to run their fingers over door frames and windowsills looking for dust.Despite the serious nature of inspections，they resulted in some funny moments.Betty Byrnes remembered when her mother did not have time to wash all
5、the dishes before an inspection.At the time，people did not have dishwashers in their homes.In an effort to clean up quickly，Mrs.Byrnes tossed all the dishes into a big bread pan，covered them with a cloth，and stuck them in the oven.If the inspector opened the oven door，it would look like bread was ba
6、king.He never did.One day，Glenn Fursts mother put oil on the kitchen floor just before the inspector entered their house.Like floor wax，the oil made the floors shiny and helped protect the wood.This time，though，she used a little too much oil.When the inspector extended his hand to greet Glenns mothe
7、r，he slipped on the freshly oiled surface.“He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight，” Glenn later wrote.After he steadied himself，he shook Glenns mothers hand，and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened.【语篇解读】灯塔管理员时刻面临着被检查的命运。这些检查是突然袭击，但
8、是他们也找到了许多应对的办法，还发生了许多有趣的故事。1What does Paragraph 1 tell us about the inspection at the light station?AIt was carried out once a year.BIt was often announced in advance.CIt was important for the keepers fame.DIt was focused on the garage and yard.答案C细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“.a keepers reputation depended on the
9、 results.”可知，检查结果会影响到管理员的声誉。2The family began making preparations immediately after _Aone of the members saw the boatBa warning call reached the lighthouseCthe keeper put on the dress uniform and capDthe inspector flew special flags in the distance答案A细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“As soon as someone spotted the boa
10、t，everyone would do last-minute tidying and change into fancy clothes.”可知，一有人看到检查员乘坐的船，全家人都会马上开始做最后时刻的突击打扫。3Mrs.Byrnes put the dishes in the oven because this would_Aresult in some funBspeed up washing themCmake her home look tidyDbe a demand from the inspector答案C推理判断题。根据第三段可知，Mrs.Byrnes没有足够的时间洗完所有的
11、盘子，为了提高整理房间的速度，她把盘子放在了烤箱里。4If the inspector had opened the oven door，he would have seen_Aan empty panBmany clean dishesCpieces of baked breadDa cloth covering something答案D推理判断题。根据第三段可知，烤箱里的东西是没洗完的盘子，上面用一块布盖着。故选D。5The inspector waved his arms _Ato try his best to keep steadyBto show his satisfaction
12、with the floorCto extend a warm greeting to Glenns motherDto express his intention to continue the inspection答案A推理判断题。根据最后一段第五句“He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight.”和第六句开头“After he steadied himself”可知，检查人员挥舞着胳膊是为了努力保持平衡。Task 2：词汇积累1inspect v检查，视察2s
13、pot v看出，发现3result in 导致4clean up 收拾干净，彻底清理5shiny adj.发光的，明亮的6reputation n好名声；声誉，名声Task 3：单句语法填空1Imagine _ (have) your entire house，garage，and yard inspected at any timewith no warning.2A few times each year，an _ (inspect) arrived to look over the entire light station.3Once lighthouses had telephones
14、，keepers would call each other _ (warn) that the inspector was approaching.4Despite the serious nature of inspections，they resulted _ some funny moments.5After he steadied _ (he)，he shook Glenns mothers hand，and the inspection _ (continue) as though nothing had happened.答案1.having2.inspector3.to war
15、n4.in 5himself；continuedTask 4：单句改错1Have your parents ever inspected your room to see if you cleaned it proper?2The inspections were supposed to being a surprise，but keepers sometimes had advance notice.3After boats began flying special flags noted the inspector was aboard，the keepers family made a
16、game to see who could notice the boat first.4Betty Byrnes remembered when her mother did not have times to wash all the dishes before an inspection.5When the inspector extended their hand to greet Glenns mother，and he slipped on the freshly oiled surface.答案1.properproperly2.beingbe3.notednoting；made
17、后加it4.timestime5.theirhis；去掉andTask 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝试翻译成汉语)After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector was aboard，the keepers family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first.分析：这是一个复合句。After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector was aboard为时间状语从句，其中从句the inspector was aboard作动词note的宾语，从句who could notice the boat first作动词see的宾语。译文：在船开始飘扬起特殊的旗帜以提醒检查员已上船之后，灯塔管理员的家人就比赛看谁能第一个看到那只小船。